Messina revolt
| Messina revolt | |||||||||
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| Part of Franco-Dutch War | |||||||||
Messina in 1681 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Kingdom of France City of Messina |
Kingdom of Spain Dutch Republic (1676) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart Jean-Baptiste de Valbelle François-Auguste de Valavoire Anne Hilarion de Tourville Abraham Duquesne |
Luis de Hojo Crispano Melchor de la Cueva Michiel de Ruyter | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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French Navy French land forces |
Spanish Army Spanish Navy Dutch Navy (1676) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Up to 20 French warships Small land force |
22 Spanish ships 19 galleys Spanish army Dutch-Spanish fleet (1676) | ||||||||
| The revolt began as an anti-patrician uprising in 1672, but evolved into a revolt against Spanish rule with French support. Messina was independent until the end of the Franco-Dutch War (1672–78). | |||||||||
Messina Location of Messina in Italy | |||||||||
The Messina revolt of 1672–78 began with a revolt against the patrician government of Messina on the island of Sicily by skilled workers in 1672. When the patricians regained control in 1674 they turned the movement into a revolt against Spanish rule. They obtained support from the French, and Messina was independent until the end of the Franco-Dutch War of 1672–78, when the Spanish regained control.